Thursday, April 7th 2011, at 19:00
Save the date! Special guest lecture at the Museum for Islamic Art!
In conjunction with its successful exhibition of Ottoman embroideries, "Woven Dreams", the Museum for Islamic Art will hold a special guest lecture entitled: "Looking behind the veil, reading between the lines - Embroideries from the Mediterranean Sea" The lecture will be given by the owner of the collection, Mr. Christian Erber, in English.
Lecture Summary
The Ottoman Empire always enjoyed great talent for embroidering fine weavings and fashioning them into wall hangings and scarves. Only works serving as representative pieces and embroidered only with metal threads were produced in ateliers.
Already in the 16th century women embroidered cloths, scarves and veils in their haremliks, which were closed to visitors. This tradition of domestic activites continues into the beginning of the 20th century. We have few sources, which testify to these activities and extremely rare documentation concerning the spreading of patterns and motifs further away from Constantinople and into the entire area of the Mediterranean area ruled by the Ottomans.
This lecture attempts to point out the importance of these works, using citations of early travel books and comparing motifs and patterns in the fashioning of varied and diverse embroideries.
Free admission with free entry to the galleries.
It is recommended to register for the event beforehand here.
Museum hours: Sunday through Thursday 10:00 to 19:00; Friday and holiday eves 10:00 to 16:00; Saturday and holidays 10:00 to 16:00. Lecture begins 19:00
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